The Cruise of the Corwin
John Muir
Lu par Mark Harrington
"The Cruise of the Corwin is John Muir's account of a voyage he took in 1881 on the steamer Thomas Corwin, which set sail from San Francisco for arctic waters off the coast of Alaska in search of the Jeannette, a ship tragically lost two years before. The Jeannette was never found, but Muir's notes convey the excitement of exploring far and little-known horizons -- climbing frozen mountains, sketching glaciers, examining rare flora, discovering Wrangell Island off the coast of Siberia and claiming it for the United States, observing polar bears, seal, walrus, whale, and reindeer, describing Inuet culture, exploring the wind-swept islands of the Bering sea and investigating a "village of the dead," where whole clans perished of starvation in the unforgiving landscape. Pieced together by Muir's literary executor, William F. Bade, from newspaper correspondence, published scientific articles, and unpublished journals after Muir's death in 1914 -- a vivid account of the last stretches of the American frontier." (Summary by Michele Fry) (7 hr 10 min)
Chapitres
| Introduction | 41:37 | Lu par Mark Harrington |
| I. Unalaska and the Aleuts | 25:46 | Lu par Mark Harrington |
| II. Among the Islands of Bering Sea | 20:13 | Lu par Mark Harrington |
| III. Siberian Adventures | 23:05 | Lu par Mark Harrington |
| IV. In Peril from the Pack | 13:20 | Lu par Mark Harrington |
| V. A Chukchi Orator | 16:51 | Lu par Mark Harrington |
| VI. Eskimos and Walrus | 16:12 | Lu par Mark Harrington |
| VII. At Plover Bay and St. Michael | 22:25 | Lu par Mark Harrington |
| VIII. Return of the Search Party | 23:40 | Lu par Mark Harrington |
| IX. Villages of the Dead | 21:45 | Lu par Mark Harrington |
| X. Glimpses of Alaskan Tundra | 23:14 | Lu par Mark Harrington |
| XI. Caribou and a Native Fair | 19:54 | Lu par Mark Harrington |
| XII. Zigzags among the Polar Pack | 20:16 | Lu par Mark Harrington |
| XIII. First Ascent of Herald Island | 15:56 | Lu par Mark Harrington |
| XIV. Approaching a Mysterious Land | 17:46 | Lu par Mark Harrington |
| XV. The Land of the White Bear | 25:03 | Lu par Mark Harrington |
| XVI. Tragedies of the Whaling Fleet | 22:03 | Lu par Mark Harrington |
| XVII. Meeting the Point Barrow Expedition | 14:18 | Lu par Mark Harrington |
| XVIII. A Siberian Reindeer Herd | 20:04 | Lu par Mark Harrington |
| XIX. Turned Back by Storms and Ice | 12:44 | Lu par Mark Harrington |
| XX. Homeward Bound | 14:00 | Lu par Mark Harrington |